Hame-clip.



No. 663,457. Patented Dec. n, I900. B. T. MOCHESNEY.

H A M E C LIP.

(Application filed May 29, 1900.)

i (No Model.)

lNTTnn STATES PATENT @rrrcn.

BERT T. MCOHESNEY, OF BREYVSTER, MINNESOTA.

HAM E-CLIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 663,457, dated December 11, 1900.

Application filed May 29, 1900. serial No. 18,419. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LBERT T. MOCHESNEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bre wster, in the county of Nobles and State of Minnesota,have invented a new and useful Hame- Olip, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hame-clips; and the object of the same is to provide simple and effective means for changing the vertical position of the hame-strap relatively to a hame to thereby regulate the adjustment of the latter and without requiring the disconnection of the clip from the hame,the several parts be ing strong and durable, easily operated, readily attached to hames now in use, and comparatively inexpensive in manufacture.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of the several parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a hame, showing the im proved clip applied thereto in operative position. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the improved clip shown open. Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the clip.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

The numeral 1 designates a hame which is supplied with the usual back iron 2 and having front notches 3, which are vertically alined and formed in a forward rib 4, fast to the front edge of the hame. This rib may be supplied with any number of notches desired and at suitable distances apart and movably fitted over the hame, and the rib is the improved clip 5, which comprises an elongated U- shaped link 6, with the ends of the legs cut off at an angle of inclination, as at 7, and the front end contracted to form a seat- 8 to engage the notches 3 and prevent the said front end of the link from having too much lateral play. A coupling-head 9 is movably mounted between the rear extremities of the legs of the link 6 by means of a pivot-pin 10, transversely passed through the said legs, and a forwardly-proj ecting central tongue 11, forming part of the head. The said tongue is constructed by transversely reducing the width of the head by the formation of side seats 12 to receive the rear extremities of the link-legs and the rear end walls of said seats being inclined reversely to the inclination of the rear ends of said legs,with which they closely coincide when the head is locked in closed position, as clearly shown by Fig. 1. The rear portion of the head is formed with a slot 13 to receive a loop on the end of a hamestrap 14, and in order to provide a spring binding between the legs of the link and the tongue of the head said tongue has one side edge slightly projected in a lateral direction, as at 16, and when the said tongue is closed inhetween the legs it becomes jammed and firmly locked against accidental disengagement by reason of the pivot-pin 10 being arranged eccentrically relatively to the length of the tongue. The degree of tightness between the tongue and the legs will depend solely on the heading up of the said pivot-pin,

and to give purchase to the finger of the operator in closing the tongue the latter is also provided with a roughened surface 16.

It will be seen that the coupling-head moves in its opening operation in but one direction, and the pull of the trace or tug will not loosen the same, and when the head is opened to change the adjustment of the hame-strap it is unnecessary to disconnect the latter, and,

moreover, it cannot pull 0d the hame either during use of the latter or when hung up after removal from a horse.

Though the preferred form of the device is shown and has been descriptively disclosed, it will be understood that changes in the form, size, proportions, and minor details may be resorted to without departing from the principle of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. The combination with a hame having a plurality of notches at the front portion, of a hame-clip comprising a link with a front reduced closed end to engage said notches and rearwardly-extending legs parallel with each other, and a slotted head with a lockingtongue pivotally mounted and movable in a vertical direction between the rear portions of said legs, one side of the tongue having a locking frictional engagement with the inner portion of one of the legs.

2. A hame-clip for adjustable engagement with a hame comprising a hame-embracing my own I have hereto affixed my signature in link, and a slotted head having a lockingthe presence of two witnesses;

tongue said head being pivoted in the rear portion of said link and provided with (t lat- 1 r r1 1 eral projection to frictionally bear against a BEBE MLCHBSNEY' 5 part of the link, the coinciding portions of the link and tongue being reversely inclined. In testimony that I claim the foregoing as \Vitnesses:

S. M. STEWART, McCHEsNEY. 

